Golf ball scrubber



Aug; 27, 1963 P. P. DERKOCZ GOLF BALL SCRUBBER Filed Feb. 20, 1962 Fig.24 48 44 20 Peter R Derkocz 1N VEN TOR.

3,101,497 GOLF BALL StIRUBBER P. Derltocz, 706 Hazard Road, Palmerton,Pa. Filed Feb. 20, 1%2, Ser. No. 174,532

. 3 Claims. (Cl. 15-21) Peter The present invention generally relates toa ball cleaner and more particularly to a golf ball scrubber.

A principal object of the present invention is the provision of a golfball scrubber which can conveniently be carried by the golfer so as tobe availabe at all times.

Another important object of the present invention is the provision of agolf ball scrubber which can be con- Weniently clamped to the body of agolf cart in any of a variety of positions so as to be easily accessibleby the golfer. p

A further object is the provision of a golf ball scrubber which cancontain a detergent or cleaning fluid without leaking or spilling saidfluid regardless of the position of the scrubber.

A further object is the provision of means for cleaning a golf ball byvertical manipulation of the scrubber cover.

Also, an important object of the present invention is the provision of agolf ball scrubber which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, lightweight, easy to operate, convenient to carry, andhighly effective for its intended purpose of cleaning golf balls.

'These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the golf ball scrubber of the presentinvention mounted in position upon a golf cart;

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on a planepassing along line 22 in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on a planepassing along line 33 in FIGURE 1; and

FIGURE 4 is an elevation-a1 view illustrating the manner in which thegolf ball scrubber of the present invention is operated. A portion ofthis figure is broken away so as to illustrate the manner in which thescrubbing bristles contact and cleanse a golf ball.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, refer- United StatesPatent to resiliently retain a standard golf ball 36 therein. The ends40 extend parallel "to each other and toward the 3',lli,l97 PatentedAug. 27, 1963 p [Ce The golf M1136 is held in scrubbing contact with-thebristles 32' by an open ring 38 which has a diameter slightly less thanthe diameter of a standard golf ball so as cap 24. It will be noted thatthese parallelly extending ends provide the necessary flexibility to theopen ring 38.- The outer portions 42 of the ends 40 are rigidly secured,

as by welding, to an' interiorly threaded member44. This once numerallflgenerally designates the golf ball scrubber comprising the presentinvention. The golf ball scrubber It) is adapted to be mounted by aclamp means 12 upon any suitable portion of a golf cart 14}.

The golf ball scrubber it consists basically of a tubular container 16having a closed bottom 18 and an open upper end 20 with the portion 22of the tube 16 adjacent the upper end 20 being threaded. A top 24 havinga depending peripheral flange 26, threaded complementary to the threadedportion 22, is provided so as to completely enclose the golf ballscrubber 10 whereby any leaking or spilling of a cleaning fluid 28within said scrubber is" prevented. I Y

The golf ball scrubber It consists basically of a tubular formed ofeither plastic or rubber, having :a plurality of scrubbing bristles 32extending inwardly therefrom. -The bristles 32 can either be embeddedwithin the liner 30 or, as is readily apparent, said bristles can beformed integral with the liner. If so desired, the liner 30 can beformed as a flat member with the bristles embedded in one side thereof.Such a flat liner could then be manually formed into :a cylinder foreasy insertion within the tubular member 16. Slits 34 can be provided onthe side opposite from the bristles 32 to facilitate the forming of theliner.

member 44, if so desired, can be a standard threaded nut. The member 44-is secured to the cover 24 by means of a screw extending through thecover and into engagement with the threadedporti-on of the member 44.This screw is referred to'by' numeral 46. A gasket or sealing ring 48 isprovidedbetween the member 44 and the cover 24 so as to properly sealthe cleaning fluid 28 within the scrubber when the scrubber is not inuse. In this connection it will also be noted that an additional gasketor sealing ring 50 is provided between the cover and the tion of thetubular member 16. I

The clamp means 12 which secure the golf ball scrubber of the presentinvention to a standard golf cart, contop porsists preferably of twoopposed members 52 secured together by a standard bolt and nut 54. Eachmember 52 comprises a large end 56 for accommodating the tubularcontainer 16, and a small end 58 for accommodating a tubular portion ofthe golf cart 14. Obviously, other clamp means can be used and still bewithin the scope of d cover, raising the cover and its attached ballholding ring I a suflicient distance so as to allow the insertion of thegolf ball, and-with the ball resiliently held in the ring, exerting anup and down force to the easily held cover so as to produce a scrubbingcontact between the bristles and the golf ball as clearly illustrated inFIGURE 4. Upon completion of the scrubbing op'eratiomthe cover israised, the golf ball removed and the cover again secured to thecontainer thus effectively sealing the container for future use.

While the present invention is not specifically limited to any onematerial, it' is preferred that the container and cover be of'eithermetal or plastic.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and' accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmaybe resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A portable golf ball scrubber comprising a cleanser container havinga ball receiving'opening therein, meanscleaning, said sealing meansconsisting of a cap threadedly engageable with the container, and thegolf ball retaining means consisting of a resilient open ring adapted toresiliently retain a golf ball. therein, said open ring being aflixed tothe cap by two elongated parallel memit is readily apparent that a novelhers, each extending from one end of the open ring to the inner face ofthe cap.

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein said container is tubular inconstruction with the ball receiving opening 4, projecting centrallythrough the container, said rod-like means extending from the open ringto the inner face of the cap means, and an inwardly projecting scrubbingmeans within the container engaged by the golf ball upon being locatedat one end thereof, said tubular container 5 the movementthereof foreffecting the desired cleaning.

being of a length much greater than a golf ball diameter so as to allowfor substantial longitudinal movement of 'having a ball receivingopening therein; a cap means selectively sealing said opening, means forreleasably retaining a golf ball in a manner so as to enable a verticaland rotational movement of the :golf ball Within the cont ainer upon amovement of the cap means, said golf ball retaining means consisting ofa resilient open ring adapted to resiliently retain a golf ball therein,said open ring being affixed to the cap means by elongated rod-dikemeans References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS,Kenley Jan. 7, 1919 1,290,231 1,320,633 Minkler Nov. 4, 1919 2,672,633Al len Mar. 23, 1954 3,006,009 Hofiecker Oct. 31, 196-1 3,044,089Boynton July 17, 1962 FOREIGN PATENTS 8,283 Great Britain 1896 271,621Great Britain June 2, 1927

3. A GOLF BALL SCRUBBER COMPRISING A CLEANSER CONTAINER HAVING A BALLRECEIVING OPENING THEREIN, A CAP MEANS SELECTIVELY SEALING SAID OPENING,MEANS FOR RELEASABLE RETAINING A GOLF BALL IN A MANNER SO AS TO ENABLE AVERTICAL AND ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE GOLF BALL WITHIN THE CONTAINERUPON A MOVEMENT OF THE CAP MEANS, SAID GOLF BALL RETAINING MEANSCONSISTING OF A RESILIENT OPEN RING ADAPTED TO RESILIENTLY RETAIN A GOLFBALL THEREIN, SAID OPEN RING BEING AFFIXED TO THE CAP MEANS BY ELONGATEDROD-LIKE MEANS PROJECTING CENTRALLY THROUGH THE CONTAINER, SAID ROD-LIKEMEANS EXTENDING FROM THE OPEN RING TO THE INNER FACE OF THE CAP MEANS,AND AN INWARDLY PROJECTING SCRUBBING MEANS WITHIN THE CONTAINER ENGAGEDBY THE GOLF BALL UPON THE MOVEMENT THEREOF FOR EFFECTING THE DESIREDCLEANING.